National Express East Anglia - BNational Express East Anglia - B National Express East Anglia Fleet at the Start of Franchise
Hired from Cotswold Rail 1962–1968 2009[a]
Anglia Railways 1965–1966 2005
1984–1987 2005[b]
1987–1988 2005[b]
1999–2002
First Great Eastern 1975–1978 2004[c]
First Great Eastern & WAGN 1980–1981
WAGN 1981–1982 2006[d]
1985–1987
1981–1982 2012[e]
First Great Eastern 1988–1990
2002–2003 Mark 2 carriage Passenger carriage Anglia Railways 1964–1975 2005
1979–1986 2006 ^ Hired from Direct Rail Services after cessation of Cotswold Rail. ^ Jump up to:a b Exchanged for Central Trains Class 156s in 2005 ^ Withdrawn immediately after start of franchise ^ Converted to 317/5 & 317/8. ^ Withdrawn at end of franchise National Express East Anglia Fleet at End of its Franchise
Hired from Direct Rail Services Train Rescue Norwich - Great Yarmouth (Summer Only), Norwich - Lowestoft (Summer Only) 1962–1968
London - Norwich 1987–1990
Ipswich - Felixstowe, Norwich - Great Yarmouth, Norwich - Lowestoft, Sudbury - Marks Tey 1987–1988
Ipswich - Saxmundham, Norwich - Great Yarmouth, Norwich - Lowestoft, Norwich - Sheringham, Sudbury - Marks Tey 1987–1989
Ipswich - Cambridge, Ipswich - Peterborough, Ipswich - Lowestoft, Norwich - Cambridge 1999–2002
London - Shenfield, London - Hertford East (Peak Hours and Weekends only) London - Enfield Town, London - Cheshunt London - Chingford 1980–1981
London - Stansted Airport, London - Cambridge, London - Hertford East, London - Chingford, London - Enfield Town Stratford - Bishop Stortford 1981–1982
London - Stansted Airport, London - Cambridge, London - Hertford East, London - Chingford, London - Enfield Town Stratford - Bishop Stortford, Romford - Upminster 1985–1987
(Withdrawn when franchise ended) London - Stansted Airport, London - Cambridge, London - Chingford London - Hertford East, London - Enfield Town London - Norwich, London - Harwich International 1981–1982
London - Stansted Airport, London - Cambridge, London - Hertford East, London - Chingford, London - Enfield Town Stratford - Bishop Stortford 1981–1982
London - Braintree, London - Ipswich, London - Southend Victoria, London - Clacton, Colchester - Walton-on-Naze, Manningtree - Harwich, Wickford - Southminster 1988–1990
London - Ipswich, London - Clacton, London - Colchester Town 2002–2003
London - Stansted Airport London - Cambridge 2010–2011
Passenger carriage London - Norwich Norwich - Great Yarmouth (Summer Only), Norwich - Lowestoft (Summer Only) 1975–1988
Driving Van Trailer 1988 National Express East Anglia Performance Infrastructure problems have affected performance. According to Network Rail, the main problems have been track-circuit failures, broken rails, track faults, points failures and overhead line equipment (OLE) failures. Network Rail, which is responsible for the infrastructure, intended to improve performance by work carried out during a planned closure of London Liverpool Street station over Christmas and New Year 2007/8. This allowed much of the outer London overhead line equipment to be replaced by modern, self-tensioning lines. The work was carried out, but overran at short notice by some 24 hours, causing ridicule in the national press. Detailed figures (from the January edition of Modern Railways) of the miles covered per 5-minute delay for the year ending October 2009 showed that the most reliable trains in the fleet were again the Class 360 Desiros (mainly Clacton-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street), which achieved over 38,000 miles per five-minute delay. The 'workhorse' Class 321s by comparison returned some 21,500 miles per five-minute delay, while the 'Inter-City' Class 90 locomotive-hauled Norwich - Liverpool Street trains came in at some 14,000 miles per five-minute delay - this last figure being a 35% improvement on last year's 10,400. The Class 90 locomotives won the Silver Spanner award for InterCity rolling stock at the Annual National Rail Awards 2009. National Express East Anglia Demise In March 2011, the Department for Transport announced Abellio, Go-Ahead, and Stagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the new Greater Anglia franchise. In October 2011, the new franchise was awarded to Abellio with the services operated by National Express East Anglia transferring to Greater Anglia on 5 February 2012. National Express East Anglia Overview National Express East Anglia Franchise(s): Greater Anglia 1 April 2004 – 4 February 2012 National Express East Anglia Main Region(s): East of England National Express East Anglia Other Region(s): London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire National Express East Anglia Stations Called At: 168 National Express East Anglia Parent Company: National Express National Express East Anglia Reporting Mark: LE National Express East Anglia Successor: Greater Anglia | |||||
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